Books like Balloons over Broadway
Looking for books like Balloons over Broadway by Melissa Sweet? The 10 titlesbelow are the closest matches in the ReadingList database — each scored on shared themes, genre, and reading level, and each linked to the curricula, states, and grades where it’s assigned, with primary sources.
These are reading-level matches, not just topical ones — so the picks stay grade-appropriate for a grades 1–4 reader. See how we judge text difficulty on our methodology page.
10 books similar to Balloons over Broadway
11 BirthdaysWendy Mass
A Ball for DaisyChris Raschka- A Band of AngelsDeborah Hopkinson
A Boy Called BatElana K. Arnold- A Dog Called HomelessSarah Lean
A Million Ways HomeDianna Dorisi-Winget- A Ray of LightWalter Wick
A Sick Day for Amos McGeePhilip C. Stead
A Tale Dark and GrimmAdam Gidwitz
AbductionPeg Kehret
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Why each is a match
- 11 Birthdaysgrades 3–5
- Overlapping grades (3–5) and the same era (2010s).
- A Ball for Daisygrades K–2
- Overlapping grades (K–2) and the same era (2010s).
- A Band of Angelsgrades K–5
- Overlapping grades (K–5) and the same era (2010s).
- A Boy Called Batgrades 3–5
- Overlapping grades (3–5) and the same era (2010s).
- A Dog Called Homelessgrades 3–6
- Overlapping grades (3–6) and the same era (2010s).
- A Million Ways Homegrades 4–6
- Overlapping grades (4–6) and the same era (2010s).
- A Ray of Lightgrades 4–10
- Overlapping grades (4–10) and the same era (2010s).
- A Sick Day for Amos McGeegrades K–3
- Overlapping grades (K–3) and the same era (2010s).
- A Tale Dark and Grimmgrades 4–7
- Overlapping grades (4–7) and the same era (2010s).
- Abductiongrades 3–6
- Overlapping grades (3–6) and the same era (2010s).